Have you ever heard of the Streisand effect? From Wikipedia:
The Streisand effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet.
There’s a microscopic version of that happening at the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District (District) right now. Folks who ask the “wrong” questions get stonewalled or treated like they’ve committed an offense. That naturally creates tension, which then becomes the story. I got a little taste of this myself just recently. Here’s the story from the Free Press: Wastewater board to vote on public records procedures. Continue reading
I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. I sure did. There was lots of cooking, traveling, fun, laughter and togetherness. There’s so much to be thankful for.
Ahhh….very interesting. There’s a new citizen’s organization exploring the idea of single-member districts for the county commission. So what the heck does that mean?
From KeysNet: 
The media has certainly made note of ongoing tension at the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District (District) lately. I haven’t paid much attention until 
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) discussed the technical issues associated with providing a low pressure sewer system to homes on 
Unincorporated Tavernier is interested in obtaining fire service from the Key Largo Fire and Rescue District (Fire District). There have been a couple of news items about it, which I talked about 
The FKAA has an appointed, not an elected board. For that reason, there’s a lot of secrecy around the process of who is selected. Unless you submit a public records request, there is no way to know who applied, what criteria were used in the selection process, how the applicants may be connected to the FKAA, etc. So that is what I did. 
Lots of great stuff in the Free Press and KeysNews today.
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